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I can’t go through a #ukevember without doing a JT song! I really can’t. Here’s today’s submission. Also, my husband and our oldest son wanted to be in the video (he missed nap time so we are capitalizing on this time right now).
**Reminder** I’ve gone live with my Ukevember this year, so pardon any mistakes…anything happens when you go live! Please take a moment to upload your own video and tag #ukevember to follow along with all the other players out there.

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This post is brought to you today from a request from my husband for #ukevember this year. He requested for song by U2 and Dave Matthews Band. Well, here goes nothing!
**Reminder** I’ve gone live with my Ukevember this year, so pardon any mistakes…anything happens when you go live! Please take a moment to upload your own video and tag #ukevember to follow along with all the other players out there.

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It’s Election Day. I chose a song to say what I’d like to say to the world. DON’T wait on the world to change. I think John Mayer was writing sarcastically here, and I want to take this opportunity to say that I will try and do my part as a citizen of the United States and help in areas that I want to see change. What will you do?!

**Reminder** I’ve gone live with my Ukevember this year, so pardon any mistakes…anything happens when you go live! Please take a moment to upload your own video and tag #ukevember to follow along with all the other players out there.

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I must admit I’ve watched a lot of American Idol. I never caught all the seasons, but I did see the season where Kris Allen won and he played “Falling Slowly” by Glenn Hansard on piano during the season. That’s when I fell in love with the song. You can also see my new little newborn in this video. 🙂
**Reminder** I’ve gone live with my Ukevember this year, so pardon any mistakes…anything happens when you go live! Please take a moment to upload your own video and tag #ukevember to follow along with all the other players out there.

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I had heard this song on the radio here in Arizona. I’ve also heard this song on a Pandora station I created for Eric Hutchinson. It’s also been played by musicians on patios at the restaurants here. It’s got a great groove and should be played everywhere!
Here’s my take.
**Reminder** I’ve gone live with my Ukevember this year, so pardon any mistakes…anything happens when you go live! Please take a moment to upload your own video and tag #ukevember to follow along with all the other players out there.

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Ah, Day 2. I’ve had this song on my radar for years. I’ve used the melody in slideshows for my wedding reception, and for my brother’s 26th Birthday video because we live far apart. It’s a great song for the friends and family that are miles apart. Plus, Sara Bareilles is an amazing musician.
I’ve also gone live with #ukevember this year. Time to catch up, eh?

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We are on the last port of our babymoon cruise: Grand Cayman! I brought my uke thinking there must be a good shot where I can get the beach in the background. Well, the guards asked what kind of instrument was in the case (guesses were mandolin and violin). They were surprised when we said ukulele! They also wanted to hear me play it. Josh told them to look up ukevember on YouTube. One security guard searched and found my Unconditionally video post and played it. He started singing along! Then said he would watch each and every video. That really made my day – he was so sweet!
Back to today’s song…When I heard this tune in our neighborhood restaurant Josh said it must be on Ukevember. So, here it is! I used a combination of plucking and then strumming for variety. I also used different variations for D, G, and A chords in the verse and the A and D chords in the chorus to make the transitions easier (the barred version). Think of using variations of the chords to make the movements between chords easier – sometimes it turns out pretty well where you won’t have to move that much! I’ll explain later when I add the chords for this one.